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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 05:43:22

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Here in SW Ontario, we've having freezing rain off and on since yesterday. Being on the computer I was not giving this a lot of attention. My good better half does not like winter driving at best, thus I assured her last evening I'd go to store with her before going elsewhere. Now, she tells me it's ice all the way from Windsor to Ottawa, and no sane person from this house is going anywhere. Didn't say I couldn't go, just my designated status would change.

Yesterday afternoon I was e mailing with Farmallhal down in Missouri, they were having freezing rain. How about you Hal is it still freezing rain down there or are you out hauling hay to your livestock? Now, if there is freezing rain all the way from Ottawa to Missouri, that is affecting 1/4 of the entire North American population. Must be two weather systems, what are the rest of you folks having? If that much of the USA and Canada were really under freezing rain, authorities would be calling it an International disaster.

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Norm in Alabama

01-16-2007 17:51:35

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh, we have some fairly decent weather here. We live about 5 miles south of the Tennessee line and the weather is just now turning cold, but not much rain and so far no sleet. I lived in the midwest to Calif for many years and sure appreciate the half-way decent weather here. Sometimes tornado's bug you but we had them in Kansas too. Our winters seldom get down to the single digits and occassionaly some ice but melts off fast. I wish all of you in the bad weather areas the very best and I will pray for relief for youall. Heah! Norm

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Al L. in Wisc.

01-15-2007 21:20:33

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hi Hugh, thanks for the great topic. Some things on YT must still be afowl as this topic just came up on the board for me about 15 minutes ago. Here in SW Wisc. 11:00 p.m. Central Time, temps range from -3 to 14 with wind chills -9 to -1. Forecast calls for wind chills in the -5 to -15 range through at least Wednesday evening. Began snowing late Sunday afternoon and as of this evening we have about five inches of beautiful white covering the brown. Took dad out of the home for breakfast as I told him it will be just to cold/windy for most of the week to go out. He was smiling at how beautiful it was. Good to see that. Shoveled the drive this a.m. about 5:00 by the light of the Christmas tree and small yard light. Beautiful. the ice on things can be beautiful also, with night lights on it, but, so many folks have way too much ice that is damaging to decades old trees; cattle and other creatures finding rough for living and power outages. I think of the lineman (dad worked for phone company 30+ years, many of them before lines were buried) who go out to turn the power back on. Firefighters who now have to fight icy roads as they respond and downed lines - sometimes live wires. I was volunteer for 15 years and ice really added to the task of fire calls. Hope you are still considered among the "sane". By the way, have you ever had "shebang" weather?? Me neither, wonder what kind of watches/warnings are issued for that. Again, great topic. I find it interesting to hear from so many parts of the world on weather. And your line....Internation...that was funny. Stay upright you folks!

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J.J. from Afton

01-15-2007 18:17:07

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Here in Afton, MN we finally had the first snowstorm of the season with 5" of beautiful soft snow. Had to get the tractor and snowblower out for the first time in nine months, we are finally starting a real MN winter.

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Brian in MO

01-15-2007 17:07:17

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hi Hugh I hope you get by as well as we have. The storm started with rain then frezing rain and quickly changed to almost all sleet, so not much ice on the trees and powerlines just about 3"of what has now become solid ice on the ground and it's froze solid now (9 degrees for the low tonight). At least the roads are all in pretty good shape and the power never went off. I think we were just in the right place, the worst of it went around us. It's pretty rough on cattle right now, Sat night a guy I'm helping had about 30 head stampede from the crunching under their feet and run through a fence this was at 2:30 am so it's been a rough weekend. Brian

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Quebec Red

01-15-2007 17:03:29

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

No freezing rain in the lower Ottawa Valley. We had more than enough in 1998 to last a lifetime... However, we received what is really the first snowfall to speak of, about eight inches. Enough to screw the traffic, but not enough to go sledding. Hope the power outages will not be too long. How about investing in Winpower Manufacturing stock? Around here those units do a really outstanding job re standby electricity...QR

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Dave S.

01-15-2007 16:47:34

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Here in NE kansas we had almost no freezing rain just enough to put a light film of ice on the car windows, some sleet and 1 1/2 to 2" of snow. It was sunny today but no snow melted, tempature only made it to about 10 and is at 4 degrees now 6:45 pm cst.
Dave

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Field Boss Driver

01-15-2007 15:38:58

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Here in South Jersey it was 63F today.Going to get colder as the week goes on. Wednesday will be a high of 29. I feel lucky.

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Paul Shuler

01-15-2007 15:03:54

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

I'm at work where the power is. We have been without since 4PM on Friday. No water no power. Been flushing stools with rain water caught in 6 gal buckets. My folks are in Springfield and they have about an 1 1/2 of ice and just 10 miles north at my place it more like 3 inchs of ice. Lot of barbed wire fences are pulled down by the ice. I have lot's of pictures I'll share later. I have a small two acre wood lot and there is not a tree still standing in it. Alot of them are hedge and they broke off about half way up or pulled up by the roots. A real mess. But we are all healthy and well fed. Staying at my 80 year mothers house and keeping the generator full of gas.

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farmallhal

01-16-2007 07:51:45

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Paul Shuler, 01-15-2007 15:03:54

Paul, Nice to see you on the forum. I believe from reports I heard Springfield was among the worst. Thought about you, Harley and Jimmy and good to know you are surviving this also. I don't think we were hammered as bad as you but trees around the buildings and in the yard are just a mess. Some up-rooted, tops broken out, or just well pruned. Have a lot of clean-up work once it warms up a little. Keep checking fences where cattle are as they are getting smashed as well. Was without power for 18 hours but got it back yesterday in the afternoon. Take care and nice to see your post. Hal

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 15:35:20

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Paul Shuler, 01-15-2007 15:03:54

Paul: Even as early as yesterday, Hal was telling you folks were getting hammered. By the reports around this thread, I've not heard an accounting of worse ice storm than from you and Hal. I don't see Jimmy lingering around YT, can only assume he must be without power.

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Paul Shuler

01-15-2007 15:45:44

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 15:35:20

My neighbor has about 40 head and he had all his round bales along the fence line between us that was lined with big old oak and walnut trees and they are all down on his hay and incased in this super hard ice. Each blade of grass is about an inch thick with ice. Don't know how the critters are copeing with all of it. Never seen anything like it in my 44 years. It looks like a tornado that took all the trees and power lines and left the houses.

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farmallhal

01-15-2007 14:44:03

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh, guess what - down went the power yesterday and we were dead to the world. Finally just got it back up this afternoon. Trees are on power lines everywhere and have to keep cutting them off fences as well. Yard is a mess with natures pruning job. Won"t have to look far for firewood to cut for dad"s furnace. Cows are sure giving my tractor a lot of attention. See me coming and they really like that hay we made last spring. Freezing rain has given way to cold temperatures and snow or sleeting now as it can"t decide what it wants to do. Going to be down in single digits this evening. House is slowing getting back up to normal and starting to feel warmer as house was down to 48 F. when power was restored after being down 18 hours. Take care and stay warm. Hal

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 15:24:11

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Re: OT: I know we have better info today, but in reply to farmallhal, 01-15-2007 14:44:03

Hal: I know we have better information today, but just look at all these names in this thread and where they come from. All the way from the IL-WI border almost directly to OK then TX, then across the south to NC, all the way up the seaboard to NS and back across southern Canada, back into MI. Of the 20 people that posted, only Gordo SD and City Boy Mike down in FL were the only two who could say definitely NO FREEZING RAIN. I just wonder if there was ever a time in history, that much of North America was under a blanket of freezing rain.

You must have lost your power shortly after you sent that last e mail yesterday. I could see why the cows would be happy to see you coming with tractor and hay. Kind of hard to pick grass through an inch of ice. The interesting thing also if you use the same vehicle always for feeding, cows and hogs both get to know the sound of it. A dozen other tractors or trucks could drive by and they'll never lift their heads, but when that old feed wagon or truck come they are off to greet it before your in sight, especially if your just a wee bit late.

So far we haven't lost power here yet. There is an awful load of ice on transmission lines. We had some fog this afternoon but that didn't remove the ice. Next 24 hours will tell the tale here. Those weather folks are telling it's going to turn colder, but they've been telling us that every night for over a week.

Now that your getting house warmed back up, stay close to that fireside.

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Bill Ramsey

01-15-2007 14:40:08

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh its been doing that here in central for a couple days something we don't see much of. Bill

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Bill Ramsey

01-15-2007 15:03:11

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Bill Ramsey, 01-15-2007 14:40:08

Hugh I guess you are wondering where central is. I didn't review my reply very good. It's Central Texas about 25 degrees now and supposed to start freezing rain again tonight. Bill

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 16:43:15

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Bill Ramsey, 01-15-2007 15:03:11

Bill: Actually I remembered you as being in the southern US. Now, across the south, wouldn't central USA and Certral Texas be the same place?

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Yugrotcart

01-15-2007 14:26:59

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh,
Yes, they weather sure is crumby here in Ontario today. I was out slip slidin in my fuel tanker today. I chose my route and avoided the not so good calls. Seems guys were still haulin feed and livestock despite the weather. Oh well, made it home safe..... ..

Paul

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 17:06:35

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Yugrotcart, 01-15-2007 14:26:59

Paul: Actually if you chose your places you probably had quite a sheltered existance around Guelph. Just think if you'd been on the go with those loonies over on the 400. I heard a few folks being interviewed, and they really didn't understand, they were in fact the biggest problem at 120k in their SUVs.

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Pat-CT

01-15-2007 14:09:43

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

im kinda madd at the weather here in ct were having like flordia weather last week it was in the 70's havent had a single flake of snow yet :(
thats when i make alot of $$ but nothing yettt :(

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tractorsam

01-15-2007 13:48:31

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Well, here in good old Nova Scotia we're getting some funny white fluffy stuff. Haven't seen any of it for a while so we're really not quite sure what to do with it. Supposed to turn to or be a chance of freezing rain later tonight though. I'm making the most of a good opportunity and I'm giving my Super C a bit of a work out and so far it's doing really well. Play safe, tractorsam

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James Williams

01-15-2007 13:41:49

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh,Here in eastern WV weve had no snow and I dont belive any day has been below freezing,some nights has been below freezing.It suppose to be below freezing tomorrow night and today I worked on my F30 in my shirt sleeves.I remember as a kid beening able to step over 4ft.american wire fences,and building snow forts to shoot at crows

James Williams

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HAS

01-15-2007 10:46:07

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Here in Oklahoma it was 71 last thursday evening when I took my walk. I took the same walk on Friday afternoon and it was 21. That was after a good sleet storm, mixed with rain. Round 2 came on Saturday with more sleet. Then Round 3 came yesterday with sleet mixed with rain - thinder and lightning and the whole shebang. We have about 4" of rock hard sleet, 25 degrees and it's not supposed to get above freezing until Wednesday.

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Dave Sherburne NY

01-15-2007 10:12:31

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Have you noticed that the weather around the world has been going down hill ever since the put
that first man on the moon??? Or maybe uphill
depending on your point of view.

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teddy52food

01-15-2007 10:02:58

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

I don't know if there is a connection or not, but I heard there is a HUGE comet out there next to the sun.

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 16:47:31

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to teddy52food, 01-15-2007 10:02:58

teddy; I can see I'm not going to live that one down for awhile. Now, tell me are you getting ice?

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teddy52food

01-16-2007 10:58:32

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 16:47:31

Not here. -10 this morning Just enough snow to say the ground is white.

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TGIN

01-15-2007 10:00:56

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

It`s water everywhere . We`ve had alittle over 4 in. in the last 2 days in S.E. Indiana and it`s starting to wind down . Started out 59 deg. this am and it`s now droping below freezing by rush hr. Hope some of this water gits run off before it freezes The water is raelly rollin of the hills . There calling for it to be froze the rest of the week and I`ll be glad to see it . Runnin out of places to feed the cows , they stomp half of it into the mud . It`s been like this all winter .

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SuperA-Tx

01-15-2007 09:37:23

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Friday it was about 70 degrees here, 50 miles East of Dallas, but all the weather men talked about was the cold headed our way out of Canada. I got the tractor out and drove it around the block becaue I knew it would be the last time for a while that it would be nice enough to get out.

Rained all day Saturday and most of Sunday then it turned to freezing rain Sunday night. Its pretty this morning all white with ice but makes driveing kind of bad.

I hate this time of year. All the money is gone and no customers. Guess Ill be calling the banker again to get more money.

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GordoSD

01-15-2007 08:58:31

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

No freezing rain here in SD. Warmest it has been in 72 hours is about +4 F. Gets down to -9 or so at night.

Gordo

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Dave H (MI)

01-15-2007 08:09:44

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

SE Michigan is just like where you are, Hugh. Lots of power problems and falling trees.

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Bob M

01-15-2007 07:42:28

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hugh - Light freezing rain all night here in western NY . My truck (left outside last night...) looked like a Tim Horton's glazed donut this morning.

It's currently 33 deg and raining hard. But it's forecast to change back to freezing rain this afternoon, and then switch to snow sometime overnight.

Just a just plain old sloppy mess!

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B. Jones

01-15-2007 07:39:19

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

When I saw Missouri in you post I wanted to reply. I live in North Central Missouri about 60 miles from the Iowa line. We have a full inch of ice and sleet now. The really bad ice is south of us. The trees here are not loaded too bad. Yesterday it was 32 and we had light rain most of the afternoon.About all the schools around here are canceled. I had to get up early to go eat breakfast with the guys. If you don't show up they will make fun of you for being soft. (GRIN) B. Jones

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scotty

01-15-2007 07:09:56

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Mornin Hugh, 34 and misting rain in Ct. Up in Vt it was sleeting and freezing rain, really nasty, we came back to Ct last nite.

I hope your wifes rating on you doesnt change !

scotty

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Hugh MacKay

01-15-2007 16:58:47

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to scotty, 01-15-2007 07:09:56

scotty: I did manage to convince Marg. to go with me to town. She was a bit skeptical at first, but I convinced her the 1/2 ton of steel I had in the back of F-150 would let me go most places. By the way the steel probably only went about 300#. It was actually quite good going around here mid day. We are now currently getting another layer of ice. The one that's bothering me is the build up on power transmission lines. They didn't salt or sand those.

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City-Boy McCoy

01-15-2007 06:30:07

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hello, Hugh. It is supposed to get into the mid 30's here in Pensacola on Tuesday night. It will stay down in that range throught the weekend. I don't know who has it worse; you fellows in the snow belt in January, or us on the Gulf Coast in July with hurricanes. Stay warm. mike

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little john

01-15-2007 06:12:37

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Just a little ice and snow here in Illinois near the Wisconsin border. My sister in NC said her air conditioner came on yesterday, and my brother was burning some brush while wearing his shorts.

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El Toro

01-15-2007 06:06:07

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Hi Hugh, I remember back in the late 60's and early 70's we had a lot of ice storms. They didn't close the schools back then like they do now. The buses were equipped with chains, but we were about one mile from the school, so the buses never picked up the school kids in here.

I put studded snow tires on a big Mercury that I had then and my wife would take our daughter to school. My wife said it was amazing the way she could get around on the ice.
She said she passed cars that were just spinning
and she just pulled around them and the drivers were just staring in disbelief. They outlawed those studded tires here in MD. The mail trucks
still use them. Those states MO and KS were hit hard with ice storms. Power lines down and people driving without chains or the cables for radial tires sliding all over the place. Hal

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Gary_N_WV

01-15-2007 06:05:06

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Re: OT: All dressed up and no where to go. in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-15-2007 05:43:22

Rain has stopped and it's 60 degrees here in central West Virginia, but suppose to get cold tomorrow with snow showers or snow.

Gary

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